Ultratrace analysis of uranium and thorium in glass

Three methods of determination for uranium and thorium traces and ultratraces in glass were developed: a simple and powerful ICP-MS method exhibiting limits of determination in the one ng/g-range; a complex method with end-determination by classical photometry and a limit of determination for U and Th of 20 ng/g; and a method with chelate-complex formation for U and Th and subsequent GC-detection with a ⁶³Ni-ECD with limits of determination in the g/g-range. These methods are critically compared and tested for real type samples of special glasses.Abbreviations used AAS Atomic absorption spectrophotometry - ECD Electron capture detector - FOD 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptafluoro-7,7-dimethyl-4,6-octanedion - GC Gas chromatography - HFA 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione - ICP-AES, -MS Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, metry, -mass spectrometry - LAS Liquid absorption spectrophotometry = classical photometry - NAA Neutron activation analysis - NIST National Institute of Standardization and Technology (Gaithersburg, U.S.A.) - TBP Tri-(n-butyl)-phosphate - TFA 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione - TTFA 1-(2-Thenoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone - XRS X-ray (fluorescence) spectrometry     

Reaction of zirconium alkoxides with tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Oxidative ability of the Zr(OBu-t)4-t-BuOOH system

Oxidation of the isopropoxy group in the Zr(i-PrO)₄·i-PrOH complex involves both direct reaction with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and intermediate formation of zirconium peroxy compound. Zirconium tetra-tert-butoxide reacts with tert-bytyl hydroperoxide to form metal-containing peroxide and trioxide. Decomposition of the latter leads to oxygen evolution and is accompanied by radical formation. The alkoxyl and peroxyl radicals formed were identified by ESR spectroscopy. The nature of the oxidant (oxygen, zirconium-containing peroxide and-trioxide) in the Zr(OBu-t)₄-t-BuOOH system is determined by the structure of the substrate molecule.     

Computerized flow constant-current stripping analysis for some electroactive organic compounds: application to the determination of erythromycin in urine

The possibility of determining various electroactive organic compounds, e.g., erythromycin and riboflavin, by adsorptive preconcentration at constant potential on a mercury-coated carbon-fibre electrode in a flow system prior to stripping with a reductive constant current, is demonstrated. The advantages of measuring the electrode potential vs. time instead of current vs. electrode potential during stripping, the possibility of operating with non-deoxygenated solutions, the increased linear calibration range is in the multiple scanning mode, and the possibility of using the technique for detection in liquid chromatography, are discussed. An analytical procedure for the determination of erythromycin at the 10(-6)M level in urine after extraction with diethyl ether is described.     

An unusual synthetic way to 2-methyl-3-alkyl-6-ethoxy-heptan-2-ols from 2-ethoxy-5-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrans

A simple and swift preparation of 2-methyl-3-alkyl-6-ethoxyheptan-2-ols may be accomplished in two steps starting from 2-ethoxy-5-alkyl-3-,4-dihydro-2H-pyrans via chlorination of the heterocyclic compounds and subsequent reaction with MeMgBr.     

On the optimal partitioning of data with K-means,growing K-means,neural gas,and growing neural gas

In this paper, the performance of new clustering methods such as Neural Gas (NG) and Growing Neural Gas (GNG) is compared with the K-means method for real and simulated data sets. Moreover, a new algorithm called growing K-means, GK, is introduced as the alternative to Neural Gas and Growing Neural Gas. It has small input requirements and is conceptually very simple. The GK leads to nearly optimal values of the cost function, and, contrary to K-means, it is independent of the initial data set partition. The incremental property of GK additionally helps to estimate the number of "natural" clusters in data, i.e., the well-separated groups of objects in the data space.     

Investigation of the phosphinyl analog of α-ketoglutaric acid

It was shown by³¹P and¹³C NMR spectroscopy that methyl(3-carboxy-3-oxopropyl)phosphinic acid (4-methylhydroxyphosphinyl-2-oxobutyric acid) (1) and the amide (2) of the latter exist in keto forms in non-aqueous solutions. In aqueous solutions an equilibrium between the keto,gem-diol, and enol forms has been observed. The proportions of the diol and enol forms increase as the acidity of the media increases. Silylation of acid 1 with hexamethyldisilazane gives the tris(trimethylsilyl) derivative of enol form (3) (Z- andE-isomers).Translated fromIzyestiya Akadetnii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 125–128, January, 1994.     

Gaussian molecular orbital calculations of the barrier to internal rotation in the ethyl cation

Extended Gaussian orbital basis set calculations have been carried out on an assumed staggered and eclipsed classical geometrical configuration of C₂H. The best total energies obtained for these geometries were ?78.170692 a.u. and ?78.170674 a.u. respectively, corresponding to a barrier to internal rotation of 1.8 × 10^?5 a.u. or 11 kcal/mole. An analysis of the charge density matrix indicates that charge is distributed in these molecules in a manner consistent with the concept of hyperconjugation.     

Trace element geochemistry of magmatic rock series of converging and diverging plate boundaries

The new results and developments of trace element geochemistry of magmatic processes are discussed. The interest and limits of neutron activation analysis for studies of trace element distributions in magnetic rocks are shown.     

Analogs of pyrimidine nucleosides

α-(1-Cytosinyl)-γ-butyrolactone was obtained by condensation of bis(trimethylsilyl)cytosine with α-bromobutyrolactone. The reduction of α-(1-cytosinyl)-γ-butyrolactone with sodium borohydride gave N₁-(1,4-dihydroxy-2-butyl)cytosine, the acylation of which with benzoyl chloride and subsequent partial hydrolysis gave N₁-(1,4-dihydroxy-2-butyl)-N₄-benzoylcytosine.